Authentication Bypass Affecting org.apache.shiro:shiro-core package, versions [,1.10.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESHIRO-3043119
  • published13 Oct 2022
  • disclosed12 Oct 2022
  • creditY4tacker

Introduced: 12 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-40664  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.shiro:shiro-core to version 1.10.0 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.shiro:shiro-core is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass when forwarding or including requests via the RequestDispatcher interface. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible due to improper filtering of the requests.

CVSS Scores

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